Airplane construction set



March 25, 1941. w. R. STOCKHAM, JR ,45

AIRPLANE CQNSTRUQTIQN SET Filed March 7, 1940 3 Sheetsf-Sheet 1 Ema/Zia A iiomey Mam]1 1941- w. R. STOCKHAM, JR 2,236,456

AIRPLANE CONSTRUCTION SET Filed March 7, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor By @Mm A fiomcy March 25, 1941- w. R. STOCKHAM, JR 2,236,456

AIRPLANE CONSTRUCTION SET Filed March 7, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 O o V /I Inventor o 8 1455 K6607 9244M JK A ifomey Patented Mar. 25, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to toy airplanes, the general object of the invention being to provide sets of a plurality of parts each so that a child or other person can construct various types of airplanes with similar types having diflerent arrangement of parts, thus amusing the child and making him familiar with the different parts of an airplane and of the difierent types of airplanes.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view with parts broken away of an airliner type of plane.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front view thereof.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a front view but showing a difierent arrangement of the parts.

Figure 6 is an elevational view of a small cabin ship.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary front view of Figure '7.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8 but showing a slightly different arrangement of the parts.

Figure 10 is a view of an open cabin type of ship.

Figure 11. is a top plan view of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary front view thereof.

Figure 13 is a view similar to Figure 12 but showing a different arrangement of the wheels.

Figure 14 is a view of a single wheel assembly.

Figure 15 is a view of a double wheel assembly.

In describing the invention reference will be had to a set of eighteen pieces and wherein some of the parts are used in building the different types of ships but it is to be understood that duplicates of these parts may be provided in larger sets. if desired.

In a set of eighteen pieces there is one tail member i which is of tubular construction and tapers from its front end to its rear end and at the rear end it is provided with the usual rudders, elevators and stabilizers shown generally at 2 and it is also provided with the curved ground engaging member 8. This tail member has its front end adaptedto be inserted in either the airliner'body A, the small cabin body B or the open type body C as shown in Figures 1, 6 and 10, and the body is attached to the tail member by screws 4, the parts being formed of any suitable material such as tin and, of course, the parts are painted and otherwise marked to represent windows, doors and the like.

The set also includes one central wing section 5 which is of hollow construction and of substantially rectangular shape and has a semi-circular recess 8 in one face thereof which is shaped to receive a portion of anyone of the three bodies A, B and C and either to receive the lower part of the body as shown, for example, in Figure 4 or the top part of the body as shown in Figure 5. Long bolts 1 pass through the body and the winged section to fasten the two parts together as shown more particularly in Figure 4. There are two outer wing sections 8 of hollow construction and having their inner ends shaped to lit in the ends of the center section 5 and to be secured therein by the bolts or screws 9.

The set also includes four engine and propeller assemblies Ill each of which has its body of forked construction to fit over the front edge of a wing section 8 and to be fastened thereto by the screws or bolts ll, four of these assemblies being used with the wing structure of the body A or if desired but a pair of these engines may be used. Each wing part 8 is formed with two pairs of holes I! for receiving the screws Ii. Also the set includes a pair of single wheel assemblies l3 and a double wheel assembly as shown in Figures 14 and 15, the assemblies i3 including a forked bracket l3 having a shaft passing through the prongs thereof for holding the wheel l3" with the bracket having a flat extension [5 which is adapted to be connected by screws or bolts to the part to which it is to be connected. The assembly I4 is made somewhat similar to that shown at i3 excepting that the bracket I4 is made large enough to support a long shaft it" which has the wheels l6 at its ends with the flat part I! having holes therein for receiving bolts or screws to fasten the member to the part of the plane to which it is to be connected.

In the airliner type a pair of the single wheel assemblies may be attached to the inner motor assemblies by screws or bolts as shown in Figures 1 and 3 but if the wing is to be placed on the top of the body as shown in Figure 5 then both of the wheel assemblies l3 and I4 may be used, one connected to, the bottom of the nose of the ship by screws" or bolts passing into the holes 20,

2 aasaese shown in Figure 1 and the double assembly connected to the body of the ship as shown in Figure 5. This arrangement is also shown in Figure where the motor assemblies III are omitted as from the open type of body and the propeller II is connected to the nose of the ship. However, in this type of ship two of the assemblies it can be used and attached to the center wing section as shown in Figure 13.

10 Thus it will be seen that I have provided an inexpensive set of airplane parts which will permit a child or other person to construct various types and models of airplanes and to change the location of the parts on each type.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: v

1. A combination set of toy airplane parts comprising a plurality of elongated tubular body parts representing the fuselages of diiferent types of planes, an elongated and rearwardly tapered tubular part representing the rear part of a fuselage, a rudder and elevators at the rear end of the last-mentioned part, the front end of the last-mentioned part adapted to fit in the rear end of any one of the body parts, screws for holding the two parts together, a central wing section 85 of elongated form and of hollow construction with its ends open, bolts for connecting the central part of said wing section to any one of the body parts, a pair of outer wing sections having their inner ends fitting in the ends of the central (0 section, fastening means for detachably connecting the outer sections with the ends of the central section, wheel assemblies, fastening means for detachably connecting the wheel assemblies to different parts of the plane, said parts having 5 holes therein for receiving the fastening means. motor and propeller assemblies and fastening means for detachably connecting said motor and propeller assemblies to parts of the plane.

2. A co'mbinationset of toy airplane parts com- 50 prising a plurality of elongated tubular body parts representing the fuselages of different types of planes, an elongated and rearwardly tapered tubular part representing the rear part of a fuselage, a rudder and elevators at the rear end of u the last-mentioned part, the front end of the last-mentioned part adapted to fit in the rear end of any one of the body parts, screws for holding the two parts together, a central wing section of elongated form and of hollow construction with its ends open, bolts for connecting the central part of said wing section to any one of the body a parts, a pair of outer wing sections having their inner ends fitting in the ends of the central section, fastening means for detachably connecting the outer sections with the ends of the central section, wheel assemblies, fastening means for to detachably connecting the wheel assemblies to diiferent parts of the plane, said parts having holes therein for receiving the fastening means, motor and propeller assemblies and fastening means for detachably connecting said motor and 18 propeller assemblies to parts of the plane, each wheel assembly including a forked part having its limbs extending downwardly, a wheel carrying shaft supported by the lower ends of said limbs and a rearwardly extending horizontal part con- 90 nected with the upper ends of the limbs and having holes therein for receiving the fastening means.

3. A combination set of toy airplane parts comprising a plurality of elongated tubular body :5 parts representing the fuselages of different types of planes, an elongated and rearwardly tapered tubular part representing the rear part of a fuselage, a rudder and elevators at the rear end of the last-mentioned part, the front end of the last- 80 mentioned part adapted to fit in the rear end of any one of the body parts, screws for holding the two parts together, a central wing section of elongated form and of hollow construction with its ends open, bolts for connecting the central part a of said wing section to any one of the body parts,

a pair of outer wing sections having their inner ends fitting in the ends of the central section, fastening means for detachably connecting the outer sections with the ends of the central sec- 40 tion, wheel assemblies, fastening means for detachably connecting the wheel assemblies to different parts of the plane, said parts having holes therein for receiving the fastening means, motor and propeller assemblies and fastening means for detachably connecting said motor and propeller assemblies to parts of the plane, each motor and propeller assembly including a body part forked at its rear end for fitting over a wing section at the front edge thereof and the prongs of the forked part having vertical holes therein for receiving the fastening means and the outer wing sections having pairs of holes therein for receiving the fastening means which connect the motor assemblies with said wing sections.

WILLIAM ROBERT STOCKHAM, Jr. 

